‘Bloodaxe’ Already Renewed for Season 2!!

2026 has been a big year for Prime Video already, with new seasons of The Boys and Invincible showing up for fans of superhero content. The streamer also expanded its arsenal of original movies with a pair of big new releases, The Wrecking Crew and The Bluff. The former is a Hawaii-set crime thriller starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista, and the latter is a swashbuckling epic starring Karl Urban and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Prime Video also dipped into the detective department for a brand-new thriller show, Young Sherlock, which hails from legendary action writer and director Guy Ritchie. The show has already been picked up for Season 2. Like any good streamer, though, Prime Video is always looking to grow its library of originals, and it will do just that soon with the premiere of Bloodaxe.

Bloodaxe has been hailed as a Vikings replacement series, and while the show has yet to set a release date for Season 1, Prime Video has just made a big decision regarding the future of the series. This morning, Prime Video confirmed that Bloodaxe has been renewed for Season 2, proving that the streamer has supreme confidence that the first season of the show is going to be a massive hit. The show was written and executive produced by Michael and Horatio Hirst, creators of Vikings, who also confirmed that the second season begins shooting in Ireland in just a few weeks. Not only is the show going to be perfect for fans of the popular Vikings series, but gamers who enjoyed spending time in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla may yet find a new favorite TV show with Bloodaxe.

What Is ‘Bloodaxe’ About?

Prime Video describes Bloodaxe as an “epic historical drama that tells the true story of legendary Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe and his formidable wife, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings.” Xavier Molyneux has been cast in the lead role of Erik in the new historical epic series, and Jessica Madsen will play his wife, Gunnhild. Additional cast members include Karlis Arnolds Avots, Levi Miller, Rod Hallett, Alina Tomnikov, Sisse Marrie, Rune Temte, and Jesper Christensen. Although an official release date for Season 1 has yet to be announced, with the team scheduled to begin production on Season 2 in August, it likely won’t be long before more information about the premiere is made available.